president, and it's just not working. >> congresswoman, i want to hand it over to my colleague craig melvin who wants to ask you a little more about what's going on in the house right now when it comes to congressman scalise. craig? >> hello, congresswoman speier, craig melvin here. they just passed a resolution here recognizing first responders and police on the field yesterday, also hope for the injured. 30 years ago you were shot in jonestown. since then there have been countless more shootings. what do you think it's going to take to change the stance on gun safety that a lot of your colleagues seem to have? and the tone. >> we always think there's going to be a tipping point. we thought that 20 children losing their lives in sandy hook would be a tipping point, and that wasn't. there is a huge divide that exists between republicans and democrats, and there shouldn't be. i mean, there already is a law that says there should be background checks for everyone who buys a gun and yet you don't have to do a background check if you buy them on line or at gun shows. and there's issues around m

that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports" craig melvin takes over right now. >> indeed we are, good to see you. thank you. thank you for joining us. good afternoon to you. craig melvin live here at the nation's capitol, lots of stories we're following on this thursday afternoon. obstructing justice? nbc news confirming special counsel robert mueller investigating president trump for possibly obstructing justice in the russia probe. is there evidence to prove the president was trying to interfere with the investigation? critical condition, congressman steve scalise undergoing his third surgery this morning as his colleagues call for unity and a change in tone here in the beltway. but are any of them actually doing anything to shift the rhetoric. we'll look at that and deadlock, the judge in the bill cosby sexual assault trial ordering that jury to keep trying after they informed him they are deadlocked. is a mistrial or hung jury imminent. let's start with the russia investigation, president trump pushing his jobs agenda before the cameras a short time ago. he has also l

craig melvin here from msnbc headquarters in new york city. russia, russia, russia.ministration tried to lift sanctions on russia shortly after the inauguration. and putin on the defense. vladamir putin again denying claims his country interfered in the u.s. elections when pressed by nbc's megyn kelly. and the heat is on. president trump under fire for backing out of the paris climate agreement. we'll talk to one lawmaker who says he's going to uphold the accord, despite the president's announcement yesterday. >>> also, epa chief scott pruitt, press secretary sean spicer set to brief reporters roughly 30 minutes from now. we will bring that to you live here. but we start in st. petersburg, russia, where a short time ago nbc's megyn kelly moderated a discussion at the world economic forum there, on that panel vladamir putin. once again, denying russia's involvement in the u.s. election. he also addressed the new report confirmed by nbc news that the trump administration sought to lift sanctions on russia.

that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports" craig melvin takes over right now. >> indeedu. thank you for joining us. good afternoon to you. craig melvin live here at the nation's capitol, lots of stories we're following on this thursday afternoon. obstructing justice? nbc news confirming special counsel robert mueller investigating president trump for possibly obstructing justice in the russia probe. is there evidence to prove the president was trying to interfere with the investigation? critical condition, congressman steve scalise undergoing his third surgery

craig melvin is up next here on msnbc. craig? >> hey, there, andrea.ood weekend. >> you too. >> craig melvin here. trump versus comey. brand-new nbc polls numbers just out showing who americans believe when it comes to the story about why the fbi director was fired. this is the president implies a new interview that he bluffed about having tapes of their conversations to keep comey honest. also this afternoon missed opportunity? new reporting calls into question whether president obama acted soon enough and forcefully enough when he learned russia was meddling in the election. did he let putin off the hook? >>> trump care backlash. republicans leader trying to convince

craig melvin is up next here on msnbc. craig? >> hey, there, andrea. have a good weekend. >> you too. >> craig melvin here. trump versus comey. brand-new nbc polls numbers just out showing who americans believe when it comes to the story about why the fbi director was fired. this is the president implies a new interview that he bluffed about having tapes of their conversations to keep comey honest. also this afternoon missed opportunity? new reporting calls into question whether president obama acted soon enough and forcefully enough when he learned russia was meddling in the election. did he let putin off the hook? >>> trump care backlash. republicans leader trying to convince hold out republicans. the health care bill already on life support. >>> breaking news this hour on the impact on the controversy between president trump and fired fbi director jim comey. new nbc news polling you'll see for the first time showing what americans think about the issue and who they believe more, president trump or jim comey. after the president admitted he did not r

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters. lots of news on this busy friday. back to business. president trump hosting a world leader, proposing a new path on health care, but dogged by bipartisan criticism. what will it take for him to get back on message? personal attacks. mika and joe responding to the president's personal attacks on social media. the president responding to their response. when will it just stop? >>> and repeal now, replace later? president trump suggesting the senate should separate the repealing and replacement of obamacare. what that would look like and will moderate senate republicans even back the idea? >>> we start with president trump and republicans trying to get back to business, trying to demonstrate unity and resolve after the president engaged in that twitter war with a cable news host that drew condemnation from both sides of the aisle. as he meets with south korea's leader today and talks unity in the face of a long-standing conundrum, north korea. he's preaching the exact opposite when it comes to long-standing republican frustrations over he

craig melvin is up next on msnbc. ecome quite the prolific twitterer, andrea mitchell. tweeter, i should say. good to see you. >> thank you. >> good tuesday afternoon. craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york. three big stories we're following this hour. number one, trumptest high-stakes elections in georgia and south carolina happening today. can democrats pullff two major upsets as president's approval ratings tank? to new lows. >>> also, health care battle. senate republicans pushing for a vote on their plan to repeal obamacare before the july 4th break. i'll ask one democrat how her party is trying to fight back. >>> and pressing questions. reports the white house press secretary's days at the podium are numbered. we'll see if sean spicer talks about those rumors of a major shake nextel cup the white house communications team when he takes to the podium for the first time in more than a week. that's going to happen this hour. but we start with that runoff election in georgia, which touches just about every ra

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york. unveiled and already in trouble, word from our political director chuck todd at least three gop senators plan to publicly oppose the health bill later today. we could get more reaction from wavering republicans some time this hour. if and when that happens, we will, of course, bring it to you immediately here. >>> we've already seen some protesters, some in wheelchairs outside the office of republican majority leader mitch mcconnell. at least 15 folks arrested. some literally carried out by capitol police. the kentucky senator wrote this bill with little outside help from other republicans. here are a few of the highlights from the bill. first, big cuts to medicaid, the cuts increase after ten years. secondly, those tax credits that subsidize premiums, the senate bill pegs them to income. the house bill pegged them to a person's age. third, the bill eliminates obamacare's taxes on the wealthy. some of those taxes on insurers as well, fourth pre-existing condition coverage will stay. t

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york.e, word from our political director chuck todd at least three gop senators plan to publicly oppose the health bill later today. we could get more reaction from wavering republicans some time this hour. if and when that happens, we will, of course, bring it to you immediately here. >>> we've already seen some protesters, some in wheelchairs outside the office of republican majority leader mitch mcconnell. at least 15 folks arrested. some literally

but let us start with national correspondent craig melvin at the field where this all began just 4 hours ago. craig, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. it was actually roughly this exact same time yesterday morning, less than 100 yards from me, where that gunman open fire. this morning we are learning more about what likely fueled his rampage. we're also learning more about those officers whose actions likely saved many lives. overnight, president trump visiting congressman steve scalise in the hospital where he remains in critical condition. trump tweeting, scalise is in very tough shape but he is a real fighter. this barely 24 hours after the baseball field scalise was on turned into a war zone. >> we need medics. we got a suspect shooting. >> reporter: scalise, the house's third-ranking republican, shot in the hip. >> we can't help him, we're helpless. i mean, we've got bats versus rifle. >> reporter: the gunfire early wednesday reportedly lasting for ten harrowing minutes, aimed at republicans practicing for a charity baseball game. the gunman, 66-year-old jame

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters. lots of news on this busy friday. back to business., proposing a new path on health care, but dogged by bipartisan criticism. what will it take for him to get back on message? personal attacks. mika and joe responding to the president's personal attacks on social media. the president responding to their response. when will it just stop? >>> and repeal now, replace later? president trump suggesting the senate should

. >>> good morning to you, i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm sheinelle jones. >> good morning. >> it makes you look, my kid is about that age and not going to college. >> your boys play soccer. >> they do. you can get them out on the field and be well on your way. >> wait until you hear this kid's story. he's a talent. >> and calvin is six months today, right? >> yes, six months today. >> we'll get you that story in a moment. at least seven u.s. sailors are missing this morning after a u.s. naval destroyer and emergent ship collided off the coast of japan. the pentagon correspondent extensive. this morni heavily-damaged "uss fitzgerald" back in port after taking on water following a dangerous collision at sea. in the pre-dawn hours saturday morning, naval officials say a philippine-registered merchant vessel smashed into the much smaller navy destroyer while conducting routine operations off the coast of japan. the ship's bridge was damaged in the collision limiting communications with crew members on board. at least three crew members were airlifted off the ship to nearby hospitals, inclu

craig melvin is up. hey, craig. >>> hi, andrea. don't go too far. miami. any minute now president trump expected to arrive from the airport at this theater. he's also expected to announce a partial reversal of president obama's cuba policy. in attendance a slew of top republicans including senator marco rubio. now, normally this would be the biggest story of the day, but it has competition on this friday from none other than the president himself. at exactly 9:07 this morning president trump took to twitter and up ended his go-to talking point throughout this entire russia investigation that he's not under investigation. here's what the president said. quote, i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director, witch-hunt. now, at first glance it would appear

craig melvin, thank you. >>> we're learning more being credited with stopping that attack from becoming a massacre. that in the words of one of the elected officials who was there. tom costello is at med star washington medical center this morning. tom, good morning to you. >> good morning. quick upstate on representative scalise. he's in critical condition. we're told the bullet traveled across his pelvis causing fractured bones, internal bleeding, internal injuries. he received several unites of blood. underwent emergency surgery and more surgery is planned. meanwhile, crystal griner is here who was credited along with her partner with saving many lives yesterday morning. after an all out gun battle in the park -- >> shots being fired and there are people running possibly victims involved. >> rt u.s. capitol police officers, crystal griner and david bailey are being hailed as heros for immediately returning fire and saving the lives of members of congress, family members, and many others. >> if they would n

i am chris jansing in for craig melvin. big news day.rting with a supreme showdown, agreeing to hear legalities of donald trump's travel ban. >>> twitter tirade, president trump on the attack charging barack obama didn't do anything to stop russian interference in last year's election accusing him of collusion. is the president finally acknowledgi acknowledging russia's election meddling. >>> with pressure building and five republican senators saying they i'm vote no, last minute changes that supporters hope will save the bill. can republicans pull it off. >>> let's begin with the supreme court handing down some momentous decisions. announcing it will review the president's controversial travel ban in the fall. but the big news in the meantime, the ruling lifts most of the current blockdes -- blockdes on that ban. to wreck it down,

i'm katie in for craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york.o comey, we have a date, one week from today, james comey, fired fbi director, well testify before the house intelligence committee. will president trump try to block his testimony? >>> putin's pushback. vladimir putin admits russians could have been behind cyber attacks to help donald trump's presidential campaign. and is he finally coming clean? >>> and president trump is set to reveal his decision on whether he'll exit the global climate agreement. will he bid ado to the paris accord? >> we start with the announcement from the senate intelligence committee, former fbi director james comey will testify publicly and for the first time before one of the congression congressional panels leading the investigation into russia and the 2016 investigation. the announcement a few hours before president trump is scheduled to speak from the white house rose garden on whether the u.s. will leave the paris climate change agreement. let's get right to our reporters and analysts, peter alexander is

i'm craig melvin. dylan dreyer here, as well. we'll go to california later for faces that only a mother could love. it's the annual ugliest dog competition. >> i said earlier, a lot of pups think they're ugly. they're cute. >> they are. >> no, some of them are just ugly. >> we'll let you judge coming up in a bit. >>> let's get right to our top story -- the senate health care bill in trouble with another republican defection. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live at the white house this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is looking for his first big legislative win, and that means that he really needs the obamacare repeal to work. right now there are so few republicans that they can afford to lose -- just a hand flt ful because they have a narrow edge over democrats. they're reaching out to conservative members. this weekend republican leaders and the white house have some work to do. lawmakers home for a weekend grilling. >> i will be voting no. >> reporter: never senator dean heller, up for re-elec

. >> and i'm craig melvin. good to see ariana grande visit children in the hospital. 22 were killed. >> i love that she's taking her narrative back and going to perform this amazing concert. it's great to see all the celebrities and singers that signed on for this big concert. >> it means so much to manchester to get back to normal. >> pharrell, usher, nile horn. it's going to be great. >> more on that concert in just a second. >>> but first if russia tried to interfere in the u.s. election and if anybody in the trump campaign knew about it. we talk to someone who grabbed his own exclusive as well with a russian banker. good morning, keir simmons. >> reporter: good morning, that's right. yesterday it was denial after denial after denial from president putin. he denied that his government was involved in hacking, denied that the russians had intervened in u.s. elections and denied that there was a deal with the trump administration to lift sanctions. president vladimir putin on the defensive last night, telling

. >>> welcome back, i'm craig melvin here.rnight in north korea, the regime leader conditions allegations that otto was tortured. on the eve of his funeral, they claim his 22-year-old death was "a mystery." >> turns to the u.k., police considering charges including manslaughter as they continue their investigation into the tower fire in london. they say the cause of the fire was a faulty refrigerator. the death toll stands at 79. >>> johnny depp is lighting fires because of comments he made at an concert. >> when is the last time a actor assassinated a president. >>> a major contention for the gop bill is medicaid. they say it is not a replacement for medicare. it cuts president trump specificly said he would not make when he was candidate trump. >> i will not cut social security like every other american. >> save medicaid, medicare, and security without cuts, have to do it. >> former senior aide for the department of health and human services and so is dr. natalie azar. let me star with you, sir, the president and several law

i am chris jansing in for craig melvin. on capitol hill as attorney general jeff sessions gets ready for a confrontation with 134 some of his former senate colleagues over his handling of the russia investigation. could his testimony damage the in the under fire, president trump's friend suggesting trump is considering firing special counsel robert mueller. would the president try to get rid of the man trying to lead the russia probe. the cosby verdict watch. the jury in the bill cosby sexual assault trial deliberating, could his own words in his deposition sway the jury. let's start with that highly anticipated public testimony of attorney general jeff sessions with indications he plans to contradict james comey's sworn testimony. the hearing begins next hour. it could well be contentious touching on the firing of james comey, the russia investigation and sessions' own conduct in office. this new story line with one of the president's closest friends saying trump could decide to fire special counsel robert mueller who is c

craig melvin is up next on msnbc. >> hey there, andrea. good to see you.rnoon to you as wel. lots of stories we'reollowing including breaking news europe on edge. an attack on a police officer in paris stoking fears in a region already on edge over a string of recent terror attacks. was this terrorism? and nsa leaker nab? a 25-year-old government contractor is the first person charged in a leak investigation during the trump administration. how could it happen, and what happens now? and countdown to comey, the senate intel chair says jim comey has permission to talk about everything. this as president trump says he will not be blocking the former fbi director's testimony. what can we expect? we'll get to all of that in just a moment. we start again, we start with that breaking news, in paris, france, this afternoon where a man was shot outside notre dame cathedral. officials say the man yelled, quote, this is for syria, as he attacked a police officer with a hammer. officers opened fire, they wounded that

speaking with craig melvin, take a listen -- >> who's actually -- to your knowledge, who's working onhis legislation? >> i think my colleagues from hawaii called 12 or 13 dudes, i think is what he said last night on the senate floor. i don't know of any women who are in the room. but, you know, this isn't about having a country club health care bill. this is about an open process. >> so, as you heard there, no women. but there's also some criticism about the process from 13 republican senators as well. it's not just democrats that are complaining about this. >> absolutely. some of those dudes, so to speak, senate dudes, are not very happy with what could come out of discussion draft. you people like senator portman who want this phaseout to be over a seven-year time span. and people like ted cruz who want to exempt states from these -- now, the words -- from the special ratings that would allow people to exempt people from preexisting conditions from being included in it. so, this group is not homogeneous. in fact, quite a few of them say they don't even know what's going to be in thi

i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. at this hour, mixed messages. house doubling down insifting president trump is not under investigation. if he isn't being investigated, why did he tweet that he is and why has he hired three different outside attorneys? >>> jared kushner is looking to increase his legal team amid the russia probe. >>> and london terror. a van plows into people near a mosque. and this begs the question, why so many and why now? but let's start with all that legal maneuvering surrounding the russia investigation. today, a member of trump's legal team is trying to stamp out the fires that trump himself created about whether there is indeed an investigation. listen to what jay said on sunday. >>

craig melvin here in new york. we start with that breaking news. russian president putin speaking out in the last hour. his most candid comments yet over the meddling in the u.s. election, sanctions, hillary clinton and president trump. pressed at a forum in st. petersburg by nbc's megyn kelly. keir simmons is in st. petersburg and kristen welker is at the white house. keir, what did president putin have to say when megyn pressed him about the meddling in the 2016 election, specifically? >> look, he said that even a child could have carried out the kind of hacking of the dnc that caused such controversy. he accused the united states of interfering in russian do metme affairs, while also saying russia never interferes in the u.s. election. at times, craig, you know, he appeared to seem to attempt to belittle nbc's megyn kelly, try to put her off. the exchanges were tough. she was asking question after question about this accusation that russia intervened in the u.s. elections. take a listen. >> have you read those reports? >> i read the non-classifi

craig melvin is up next right here on msnbc. hey, craig. >> andrea, thank you. good luck to you.michigan, has been wounded in a stabbing at that city's airport. sources tell nbc news that this could be -- could be terror. michigan state police say the officer is in critical condition. the fbi is leading the investigation at this point. nbc's blake mccoy and our national security reporter ken is standing by. what do we know at this point? >> the fbi is investigating this matter as a possible incident of terrorism that the attacker, a canadian-born suspect allegedly shouted, allah bakr before stabbing the officer. his condition has been upgraded from critical to stable. he was bleeding at the scene, on his knees. >> anything else said at the time other

. >>> craig melvin is up next. >> msnbc world headquarters in new york. following this hour. life support. the senate republican plan to overhaul obamacare losing more momentum after yet another senator comes out publicly against the bill. can the republican leadership and the president save it? do they really want to? >>> also, warning shot. the white house issuing a stern warning to syria's president pledging his regime would pay a, quote, heavy price if it carried out another chemical attack. is president trump now drawing his own red line? >>> and staying silent. barack o

i'm katy tur in for craig melvin. a busy news day. travel ban 2.0.versial executive order begin to take effect today. who will be impacted and what kind of confusion can we expect? >>> health care hail mary. senate republicans ru s rushing revamp obamacare. can they get a new bill written by tomorrow? >>> and ready to deal. if republicans bite the bullet and do extend a hand to find a bipartisan solution to fix health care, are democrats ready to negotiate? we start with the white house travel ban which goes into effect in about seven hours. monday the supreme court

we say hello to sheinelle jones and craig melvin. hey, guys. >> good morning!ing up on a saturday morning here on "today," an nbc news exclusive, megyn kelly's interview with russian leader vladimir putin. this morning, the cia fires back after putin claimed russia could have been set up to look like they were trying to hack the u.s. election. >>> also ahead this morning, what could be nafta's most daring mission yet. a journey to the sun. why it could make a huge difference in your life. >>> and, oh, the places we'll go. this morning, a visit to the new dr. seuss museum opening today that would even make the grinch smile. >>> those stories and more when we get started on a saturday morning on "today." what's your favorite seuss book? >> that's a good question. i'm going to admit something, my parents didn't give me those books when i was a child. we were more like a berenstein bears type. what's your favorite, guys? >> definitely "green eggs and ham." >> "sam i am." >> it's not too late, by the way, rosemary. you go out and get a few. >> i like, was afraid to

good afternoon from msnbc headquarters in new york i'm chrisanng in for craig melvin.r with two big events. on the left, you're seeing a vigil starting in london's potter's field park for the victims of saturday's terror attack, led by mayor sadiq khan. on the right, sarah huckabee sanders will have to answer questions about president trump trying to push an infrastructure message. undercutting that message with repeated attacks on the muslim mayor of london. over the weekend, the president appeared to take comments by the mayor out of context. but today, he didn't back down -- >> nbc reports on both sides of the atlantic. kristenr

we head up to new york to check in with our friends at "today" show, craig melvin and sheinelle jonesfind out what's going on. hey, guys. >> good morning. coming up on a saturday morning, breaking overnight, seven u.s. sailors missing at sea after a u.s. naval destroyer collided with another ship off the coast of japan. we have the latest in a live report. >>> also ahead this morning, still no decision on the bill cosby sexual assault case with jurors struggling to break a deadlock. what's going on? we'll be live there in pennsylvania as they get set to enter their sixth day of deliberations. >>> and we'll take you to hawaii to meet one of the youngest college scholarship recipients ever. you won't believe his age. >> those stories and more when we get started on a saturday morning, right here on "today," rosemary. >> all right. guys, we'll see you at 7:00. thanks for that. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> start with that view of our first alert radar. you can see still some spots in green, yellow, orange. those are areas of heavier rain moving through new castle

i'm katy tur in for craig melvin. a busy news day. travel ban 2.0. parts of president trump's controversial executive order begin to take effect today. who will be impacted and what kind of confusion can we expect? >>> health care hail mary. senate republicans ru s rushing revamp obamacare. can they get a new bill written by tomorrow? >>> and ready to deal. if republicans bite the bullet and do extend a hand to find a bipartisan solution to fix health care, are democrats ready to negotiate? we start with the white house travel ban which goes into effect in about seven hours. monday the supreme court allowed a partial version of president trump's executive order to go forward while it's on appeal. six countries are on that list. there are, however, exceptions for current visa holders and some family members, but critics say the language is vague and they expect confusion to accompany implementation. let's start with our reporter, hallie jackson at the white house, justice correspondent pete williams and capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt. pete, exp

>>> craig melvin is up next. >> msnbc world headquarters in new york. lottings we are following this hour. life support. the senate republican plan to overhaul obamacare losing more momentum after yet another senator comes out publicly against the bill. can the republican leadership and the president save it? do they really want to? >>> also, warning shot. the white house issuing a stern warning to syria's president pledging his regime would pay a, quote, heavy price if it carried out another chemical attack. is president trump now drawing his own red line? >>> and staying silent. barack obama remains quiet after a barrage of attacks from president trump on russia. when will he break his silence? i'll talk to an inpsier. >>> we start with the senate health care bill and a whole lot of horse-trading. talks are going on at this hour at the white house and capitol hill with the president and the vice president respectively. at least five republican senators have indicated they would vote no on even starting debate in its current form. all eyes at this hour

i'm katy tur in for craig melvin. lots of stories we are following at this hour. blame? republicans taking stock after failing to push through a bill to overhaul obamacare this week. who is responsible for that setback? >>> building resistance. the deal may be dead for now but the resistance against the gop plan is growing. can it sustain itself? >>> and stop the presses. the white house is always blaming the media for what it calls fake news but with another off camera briefing set for just a half hour from now, what are we going to hear this time? >>> we start with that new de deadline for a senate health care bill on friday. the sense is if they can cobble together 50 votes by then, the cbo can score the bill over the

i'm in for craig melvin. at this hour, capitol hill now gearing up for another day of high drama. attorney general jeff sessions now says he will testify in an open hearing in front of congress tomorrow. what will he say about that reported third meeting with the russian ambassador? >>> suing the president. two attorneys general file a lawsuit they claim that president trump violated the constitution, making money off his businesses. pure politics or could they make a case? >>> cosby closing arguments. they're going on right now in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. the surprising strategic move by his defense team. >>> let's start with that breaking news about another high profile, high stakes congressional hearing. tomorrow afternoon, 2:30 eastern time, jeff session also appear before the senate intelligence committee. he's expected to respond to the gripping testimony of former fbi director james comey last thursday before that same committee. sessions will have to field questions about his contacts with the russian ambassador and what he might know about the events that led

but good afternoon, i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin.e special counsel investigation and where it goes after the former director of the fbi called the president of the united states a liar on thursday. president trump has now fired back, telling his personal lawyer to go after comey, a tweeting a suggestion that comey committed perjury, painting comey as a liar and a leaker, even as he tries to put the focus on his domestic agenda today. a source close to president trump's outside legal team says the president's personal attorney will be filing a complaint with the doj and senate judiciary committee. add to that this new development, jared kushner will meet with the senate intelligence committee, although that wl

meantime, craig melvin, my pal is here with more news. >> you love the snapchat, don't you?know it. >> you love the chat. >> you're next to me but we're looking -- >> i know. good to have you in new york. right now, breaking news. st. petersburg showdown. as the russia investigation heats up at home, russia's president, vladimir putin, doubling down with nbc's megyn kelly just an hour ago on defense over meddling in the 2016 election. >> even president trump has said now that he believes russia did it. it's not just people who don't want president trump in the office. and the difference between the hacking and the -- >> translator: oh, come on. once again. >>> follow the money. new reports the trump administration sought to drop sanctions against russia. its ties to jared kushner and his undisclosed meetings with the head of russia's state bank. nbc's keir simmons just talked to the russian banker a short time ago. >>> up in smoke. president trump versus the world after he announces the united stess

i'm katy tur in for craig melvin. lots of stories we are following at this hour. first off, who is to blame? republicans taking stock after failing to push through a bill to overhaul obamacare this week. who is responsible for that setback? >>> building resistance. the deal may be dead for now but the resistance against the gop plan is growing. can it sustain itself? >>> and stop the presses. the white house is always blaming the media for what it calls fake news but with another off camera briefing set for just a half hour from now, what are we going to hear this time? >>> we start with that new de deadline for a senate health care bill on friday. the sense is if they can cobble together 50 votes by then, the cbo can score the bill over the long holiday recess, then come back for a vote next week. tuesday, republican senators met with president trump at the white house to strategize just a short time ago, the president talked about the chances of passage. >> i think we are going to get at least very close and i think we're going to get it over the line. there was

but good afternoon, i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. today, we know more about the special counsel investigation and where it goes after the former director of the fbi called the president of the united states a liar on thursday. president trump has now fired back, telling his personal lawyer to go after comey, a tweeting a suggestion that comey committed perjury, painting comey as a liar and a leaker, even as he tries to put the focus on his domestic agenda today. a source close to president trump's outside legal team says the president's personal attorney will be filing a complaint with the doj and senate judiciary committee. add to that this new development, jared kushner will meet with the senate intelligence committee, although that will be behind closed doors. let's start on a busy afternoon with two nbc reports. kristen welker at the white house, and greta van susteren is here with legal an less. give us more on how the white house and rnc are whiting back today. >> reporter: a number of talking points on display, chris. and we'r

good afternoon from msnbc headquarters in new york i'm chrisanng in for craig melvin. and we start this hour with two big events. on the left, you're seeing a vigil starting in london's potter's field park for the victims of saturday's terror attack, led by mayor sadiq khan. on the right, sarah huckabee sanders will have to answer questions about president trump trying to push an infrastructure message. undercutting that message with repeated attacks on the muslim mayor of london. over the weekend, the president appeared to take comments by the mayor out of context. but today, he didn't back down -- >> nbc reports on both sides of the atlantic. kristen welker at the white house. so kristen, tell us about the latest attacks by the president on the mayor of london. >> reporter: well, he responded over the weekend to those comments, which you mentioned, chris, in which the mayor of london urged his citizens to remain calm, as they also saw an uptick in police presence and authority presence. the mayor, the president i should say taking those words out of context, and then

i'm in for craig melvin. at this hour, capitol hill now gearing up for another day of high drama.eff sessions now says he will testify in an open hearing in front of congress tomorrow. what will he say about that reported third meeting with the russian ambassador? >>> suing the president. two attorneys general file a lawsuit they claim that president trump violated the constitution, making money off his businesses. pure politics or could they make a case? >>> cosby closing arguments. they're going on right now in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. the surprising

we have craig melvin in for matt. unfortunately we're starting again with terrorism. we want to get right to our breaking news. overnight raids tied to saturday's van and knife attack on london bridge and at nearby bars and restaurants. we're also seeing chilling new video from that night for the first time. and the president has weighed in. we have complete coverage from london and the white house. let us start with nbc's chief global correspondent, bill neely. bill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. new raids. new searches this morning. and the continuing aftershocks from saturday night's slaughter. the police and security services are facing tough questions about whether they've been monitoring the attackers in recent weeks. and if they were, why they didn't act sooner. dramatic, new video of police confronting three killers. one man trying to survive, as officers fire volleys of gunfire at the men, who left dozens dead and injured. >> i'm trying to keep myself safe. >> reporter: dozens more running for their lives. >> just saw two guys gett

alongside craig melvin. we have breaking news at this hour.ia, right outside of washington, d.c. reportedly, a member of congress has been shot. this happened at a baseball field, where we're understanding, they were practicing for a softball game coming up. >> congressional softball game set to happen tomorrow. tom costello is on the phone. what do we know? >> reporter: guys, good morning. we're in alexandria, virginia, across the river from washington. this occurred in the past hour, within the 7:00 hour, eastern time. a gunman allegedly opening fire on a group of members of congress that were playing baseball, practicing for a big baseball game they have every year. that game is tomorrow night. they were on a practice field when a gunman, apparently, opened fire. we have reports of people hit. we cannot tell you exactly who has been hit. there's within report that a fun withman has been taken into custody. that's where we stand at this point. there may be more in the next few minutes. but a tremendous amount of emergency equipment here with

we have craig melvin in for mat and unfortunately we're starting again with terrorism. we want to get right to our breaking news, overnight raids tied to saturday's van and knife attack on london bridge and so nearby rs and restaurants. we are also seeing chilling new video from that night for the first time. let us start with bill neely. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, new raids, new search this is morning and the continuing aftershocks from saturday night's slaughter. the police and security services are facing tough questions about whether they'd been monitoring the attackers in recent weeks and if they were why they didn't act sooner. >> i'm trying to keep myself safe. >> reporter: dozens more running for their lives. >> i just saw the two guys getting shot. >> reporter: officers killing the attackers within minutes. british media report that one of them is this man, filmed in a british channel 4 documentary with an isis flag in a park last year in a confrontation with police. >> we do believe we know who they are, we've made a number of ar

. >> savannah guthrie and craig mefl rain in new york with a -- melvin are in new york with a previewf you. >> obviously having audio problems out of new york. you can see the "today" show coming up at 7:00. >>> now to a picture that you have to see that is really taking the internet is by storm. pun intended. >> yeah. take a look. a woman in western canada snapped this picture of her husband cutting the grass with a tornado swirling behind him. this was taken friday in alberta, canada. the man's wife told the local newspaper the cloud was much further away than it appears to be in the photo and moving away from the house. she says they kept an eye on the twister until it passed by. but i don't think that that would have been good enough for me. i would have been inside. >> nothing like that headed our way, but we are going to see rain today. >> i'm here like, oh, don't do that at home, guys. not a good idea. can't believe i had to say that. looking outside, yeah, we don't have to worry about tornadic activity. we have to worry about fog in areas and rain in the afternoon. right now i